As for toe clipped leather cages. I'm in. That will be the solution for my current build. On my Kogs P, I use silver nashbar carbon cages that hold the KKs tight and quiet. They look fine with the bottle. But who really prefers carbon on an adult's bicycle?

The toe clip leather is genius! I use one of those retro cages as a coffee mug holder on my handlebars, and the friction coefficient between the plain cage and my stainless insulated mug is too low. This morning, as I rattled over the potholes, I thought of sullying the cage or my mug with duct tape or rubber bands--this is a much better solution.

Hey Burton, till you can install your leathers (which do look rather snazzy), just tighten up the cage with the handy tabs--that's what they're there for. I ride with a stainless coffee sippy in mine and it doesn't rattle. I carry milk in my other cage and a thermos of coffee in the bags--always a hit when you stop by the LBS in the morning.

Tip for coffee sippy users--put it in the vertical cage for less slosh hazard. Also--never put a soft cup with hot liquid in your bottle cage. Please. ;-)

The tail light...is perfection. Perfect height for practicality, up on the fender like that, and perfect gorgeous form. Would be nice to get something similar with an LED. :-)

Yes. I've mentioned these aluminum styled tail lights in the past. The levelodansleretro.com site is fantabulous. I've yet to hear back if bulbs are available for the lights they sell.

I've been keeping it a little bit of a secret, looking for an LED unit I could transfer to an aluminum housing. Lens is the hard part; it's important to have a good pattern on the inside in order to maximize the light reflection.

A battery powered and generator powered version each would be ideal.

I like the tail lights especially that look like little cylindrical lanterns.

Eoghan, thanks for the link. I've got similar ideas about using the Planet Bike Blaze dyno light and the Spanninga Retroled to make a nice classic looking dyno light. Parts are on their way, we'll see how it goes.